Refrigerator.



'No. 843,044. PATENTED FEB. 55, 1907.

J. STAUDAGHEE.

REFRIGERATOR. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15,1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED FEB. 5, 1907.

J. STAUDAGHER. REFRIGERATOR.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT.15.1905.

I 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

. F52 Figa JOSEPH STAUDACHER, OF BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA.

REFRIGERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. '5, 1907.

Application filed September 15,1905- Serial No. 278.583.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH STAUnAcnEn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Butler, in the county of Butler and Sta-.e of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Refrigerators, ofwhich the following is asp'ecification.

My invention relates to refrigerators, and has for its objectto providea refrigerator adapted to utilize the low temperature of the icedrippings for lowering the temperature within the refrigerator.

With this and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts, as "will be hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and articu-' larlypointedout in the appended c aims, it

being understood that changes in the form,

proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of theclaims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a cross-section to my improved refrigeratoron line 1 1 of Fig. 2'. Fig. 2 is a cross-section throughline 2 2 of Fg. 1. i Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross-Sec tion through line 3 3 of Fig.2. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of one of the-drip-pans.

Referring to the drawings, in which like numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 are the side walls,and 2 and Sthet-op and bot-- tom, respectively, of a refrigerator.icechamber 4, located in the upper portion of the refrigerator, isprovided with an air-'passage 5 between the top 2 of the refrigeratorand wall 5 of=the-'-icech amber. A sheet of thin metal 21, 'preferablygalvanized sheetiron, arranged on one wall of the ice-chamber, as shown,serves to revent contact of the ice with. the said wa l. The dri fromthe sheet 21 falls into a rece tacle, after referred to. On said wa 5passages 6 are formedby strips7, secured thereto. The bottom Sof'saidice-chamber sup orts a pan .9, in which is placed a slatted bottom 10.Pan 9 is so: disposed within the ice-chamber that a asb'age 11.is leftbetween it and the end wa l 1 to allow the cold air to pass irom saidchamber to the lowerfpart of the refrigerator. Along the side of the panfarthest from air-passage 11 is formed an elongated spout 12, the outeredge of which 6xtendsto the side 'wall of the ice-chamber. will beobserved that the cold air is thus pre- -11 or spout 12.

drip-Water, which atemperature of said 2 vented from passing from theice-chamber to Drip-pans 14, provided with openings 15 in the bottomthereof and hooks 16 011 their ends, are supported by eyes 17, securedto the sides of the ret' igerat or. The openings 15 have inserted inthem short tubes 18, which reach nearly to the top of the pan, therebypreventing the water from escaping to the pan below until the first panisnearly full. The overflow from eachof these pans is caught by the panbelow. The bottom pan has located beneath its opening :1 pi e 19 forconducting'the water without the re rigerator. For convenience incleaning the pans suitable valved outlets 20 are pro vided. I

From the foregoing description it will be seen that'the drippings fromthe melting ice in chamber 4 will be caught by pan 9 and conductedthrough spout 12- to the first drippan 14. When the water in saiddrip-pan as reached the top of the tube 1-8, the .o'ver- How will passthrough said tube into/the drippan next below it, and so on through these ries of drip-pans 14 until it is discharged by the lowest-drip-pan inpipe 19, by which it is conducted without the refrigerator. .By lo-'opposite the drip-pan next above it the Water has to travel the lengthof the pan before it is discharged therefrom. As the cold air-from theice-chamber 4 descends through passage 11 it sucks in the warm airthrough opening 5 from the opposite side of the refrigerator. This formsa current ol air from one side of 'sarily coming in no ct with the ansof i tend to equalize the r and water. The cura t he surface of theWater evaporation, which rent of airpassingov will cause more or willalso reduce the .emperatme within the refrigerator. W hen it is desiredto clean the? the refrigerator to theother, said air necespans, they maybe removed for thatp'urpose.

Having thus described my inventionpwh at I claim as novel, and desire"to secure bydaeo ters Patent, is-' In a refrigerator, the combination,with an outer casing, of an interior compartment comprising; a bottomandside walls and.

adapted to contain ice, the base of said compartment-being providednutha single narrow or restricted o ening, a series of narrouk n vertically,

proximity --dispos'ec receptacles arranged iii], to eachother andadapted to 5110- cessively receive the ice drippings from said Intestimony wli e r iof Laffix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.4 I

JOSEPH STAUDACHER.

Vitnesses GEORGE H. FRoEHLIoH, CLARENCE V. WATKINS.

compartment, said series of receptacles being arranged under saidopening, hooks or lugs carried by each end of said receptacles andhook-engaging supports carried by said Walls and coasting with saidhooks or lugs to form E a positive support for said receptacles.

